The Figure in Pieces: Acrylic and Collage (Aug 5-6)
Instructor: Amy D’Apice
Duration of Class: Two Days (12 hours)
Medium: Acrylics and Collage
Skill Level: All
Create colorful and playful figures using paint and paper! Learning to depict the figure can take years to master, but this workshop breaks it down into manageable pieces in a way that enables students to quickly create dynamic and powerful images without all the anatomical bells and whistles. Shapes, texture, gesture, and composition come together to express the human form in all its glory.
Instructor: Amy D’Apice
Duration of Class: Two Days (12 hours)
Medium: Acrylics and Collage
Skill Level: All
Create colorful and playful figures using paint and paper! Learning to depict the figure can take years to master, but this workshop breaks it down into manageable pieces in a way that enables students to quickly create dynamic and powerful images without all the anatomical bells and whistles. Shapes, texture, gesture, and composition come together to express the human form in all its glory.
Instructor: Amy D’Apice
Duration of Class: Two Days (12 hours)
Medium: Acrylics and Collage
Skill Level: All
Create colorful and playful figures using paint and paper! Learning to depict the figure can take years to master, but this workshop breaks it down into manageable pieces in a way that enables students to quickly create dynamic and powerful images without all the anatomical bells and whistles. Shapes, texture, gesture, and composition come together to express the human form in all its glory.
Students will be immersed in a step-by-step process of drawing, painting, and collage resulting in works that celebrate self-expression as well as believable figures in an environment. Minimum anatomy = Maximum self-expression!
Goals:
Practice and gain greater mastery of drawing and composition
Understand basic proportion and silhouette of the figure
Explore the use of positive/negative space for design and powerful expression
Encourage experimentation using layers of paint and paper
Gain experience in the techniques of acrylic painting
Become comfortable using the medium of collage
Learn how to simplify the human form from a variety of source material
Acquire the confidence to keep working on your own!
Student Supply List:
Drawing:
Pencils (2H and 4 – 6B)
Pencil sharpener
White block eraser
Ink pens (0.5 suggested)
Sketch paper (can be inexpensive copy paper or spiral bound sketchbook)
Acrylic Paints
Ultramarine Blue
Phthalo Blue
Yellow Ochre
Lemon Yellow
Viridian
Sap Green
Alizarin Crimson
Burnt Sienna
White
Acrylic Tools
Assortment of brushes (some soft, some bristle-type)
Palette knife
Palette (paper or plastic panel)
Resealable palette and/or small cups with lids are helpful!
Vessel for water
Collage
Colored tissue paper
White rice paper
Acrylic matte medium
Ruler
Scissors
Class Size:
Min # of students: 10
Max # of students: 20
